Jamaica vs Latvia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Jamaica
1.32 children per women
in 2023
Latvia
1.32 children per women
in 2023
Jamaica rank
207th
Latvia rank
206th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Jamaica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.32 children per women against 1.32 children per women in Jamaica, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 207th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.94 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 2.15 children per women | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5.15 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 3.38 children per women | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.26 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 2.4 children per women | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.1 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 1.11 children per women | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.71 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 1.33 children per women | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.07 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 0.722 children per women | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.5 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 0.0469 children per women | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.33 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 0.1329 children per women | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Jamaica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.32 children per women against 1.32 children per women in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Jamaica and Latvia?
- 0 children per women, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Jamaica ranks 207th and Latvia ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).